Unit+4

Authors and Artisits

Essential Question: How are artists and authors similar?

Objectives:
 * Determine an author's point of view in a text, compare it with an artist's perspective in a work of art, and discuss the effect that perspective has on the work.
 * Compare and contrast authors' and artists' motivations for creativity.
 * Conduct research on an artist of choice; define and refine a research question as research proceeds.
 * Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used to describe authors and artists, including figurative and technical vocabulary.

Texts:

Terminology:
 * Biography
 * Humor
 * Irony
 * Mood
 * Perspective
 * Point of view
 * Style
 * Tone